EERC Welcomes Xue Yu
Dr. Xue Yu has joined the EERC as a Reservoir Analytics
Scientist. Xue works with a multidisciplinary team of EERC scientists and
engineers to lead development of advanced analytics that incorporate
leading-edge concepts, strategies, and data applications that improve the
performance of CO2 enhanced oil recovery, CO2 storage,
and unconventional hydrocarbon recovery projects.
“I’m very proud to be part of the EERC. It is a leader in
energy and environmental technologies, and I really like that the EERC cares
about and values its people as the strength on which to build its continued
success,” Xue said.
His principal areas of interest and expertise include
multidisciplinary project work that encompasses geology, hydrogeology,
environmental research, and sociodemographic studies using tools such as
machine learning, business analytics, geospatial analysis, and time series
analysis.
“I was drawn to reservoir analytics because it allows me to
thrive. It gives me the opportunity to use my knowledge and abilities in data
science and machine learning as well as my multidisciplinary research
experience, all while working in the challenging and rewarding field of energy
and the environment,” Xue said.
Xue holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University,
a Masters of Science in Business Analytics from the Carlson School of
Management at the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelors of Science in
Environmental Engineering from Yangtze University, Hubei, China. He previously
worked for Carlson Analytics Lab in the Twin Cities.
Xue is originally from Hubei, China, famously known as the
province of a thousand lakes. Xue’s wife, Xiaoli Guo, is an Assistant Professor
for UND Accounting. Their son, who already loves science, will start 3rd grade
this fall. They enjoy going out to eat, traveling to new places, watching
movies at the cinema, and playing board games.
An avid reader, Xue likes reading fiction and classic
literature from China and the world. Xue also enjoys soccer, boxing, and working
out at the gym.
